This chapter discusses the challenges of managing data at a trillion-dollar company like Facebook and the importance of implementing good practices like peer review and constraining the creation of data. It also explores the need for a metrics layer and the negative consequences of uncontrolled metric and table creation.
"Modern art" was a terrible label because, ya' know, time would pass and here we are 50 years after the end of that period shaking our heads at what a short-sighted semantic gaff that was. We share that observation for no particular reason. On this episode, we sat down with broad, deep, and entertaining thinker
Benn Stancil from
Mode to talk about one facet of the modern data stack: the metrics layer. What is it? Who's thinking about solving for it? What is a monthly DAU? These are questions to ponder that, hopefully, won't leave you impersonating a
piece of modern art. For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the
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